The online world is wide-open and free to explore. If you don’t know where you’re going or what you’re doing, congratulations. You’re right where you need to be. Try, learn, explore, break, and repeat. Be a sponge.
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The dictionary definition:
one that begins something
especially : an inexperienced person
Stepping into an unfamiliar world of business online can be extremely overwhelming for a first-timer. The abundance of information, courses, threads, LinkedIn posts, books, podcasts, etc., thrown at you is through the roof. There is no social standard that you have to know everything; it’s just in your mind.
I have the honor of talking to people from different backgrounds. Some are stepping into new territories. Example: a finance person going into eCommerce or building a SaaS product. It’s an entirely new playground for them, but 90% of them feel they need to know everything.
The reality is:
The online world is wide-open and free to explore. If you don’t know where you’re going or what you’re doing, congratulations. You’re right where you need to be. Try, learn, explore, break, and repeat. Be a sponge.
Your novice mindset can foster a sense of humility and openness to ideas and honest feedback from others. No idea is perfect, and no plan is bulletproof; as long as you apply that creativity, you can’t lose.
There is always something to learn. Whenever you’re reading something or working with someone, dig into the details unfamiliar to you about a specific topic. Maybe a concept or framework that you didn’t know. It’s a great way to keep your process pure and keep your ideas fresh.
Personal example:
I’ve been building things for over ten years online: Agencies, eCommerce brands, SaaS products, etc. I’ve gotten a taste of a few different business flavors. Truthfully, I like them all in moderation. To this day, I spend more than 50% of my time trying new things and strategies. One of my most recent obsessions is writing, specifically learning to be a better copywriter. I’ve been writing online since April 2022 and consider myself a Novice. Every day I learn something new about writing, storytelling, and copywriting. I try new tactics and strategies. Throughout the process, I learn to accept the unknown challenges that come with this journey by keeping my mind open for new information and, most importantly, putting it into action.
Whatever your next project is, put on your novice hat. Be vulnerable. Learn by taking action, failing, and overcoming challenges. Go out there and build.
Tweet 1: I love what Joe is doing, he is leaning into a niche. He's starting an entire newsletter around it, check it out in the thread below. I highly recommend you follow him throughout his journey. Good dude right there.
Tweet 2: I love the simplicity of this tweet by Aadit. I can't agree more with it, the best thing I ever did was bet on myself 13 years ago.
Tweet 3: Over the years I've realized that all of my growth happened after I failed at something the first time. It's the best way to learn.
This week's episode features another amazing guest Christine Carrillo. She is a CEO coach and a serial entrepreneur with 3 businesses under her belt.
Talking with Christine was great. We talked about things like the advantages of running a smaller business, differentiating between a founder's and a company’s identities, how to overcome being publicly attacked, and more.
That's a wrap for issue #32
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